Slughorn reminds me of no-one more than Dumbledore here, what with his mammoth ego, fake chastising, setting himself up as one of the kids ('we'll all be in trouble!'), and flattering his favourite for breaking the rules, as well as his desire to seen as predicting people's paths even though he did nothing to stop them.
No, this is classic paedophile grooming. Everything you've said. Particularly the incredibly creepy "we'll all be in trouble!"
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Date: 2009-02-20 01:35 am (UTC)No, this is classic paedophile grooming. Everything you've said. Particularly the incredibly creepy "we'll all be in trouble!"